Representation of the People Act 1983

10 (1) A reference in any Act (whenever passed) to—

(a) the register of parliamentary and local government electors. or

(b) the register of parliamentary electors, or

(c) the register of local government electors, or

(d) the electors lists for such a register,

shall be taken as a reference to—

(i) the register kept under this Act, or

(ii) that register so far as it relates to parliamentary electors, or

(iii) that register so far as it relates to local government electors, or

(iv) the electors lists for such a register,

as the case may be, and references in any Act to a parliamentary or local government elector shall be construed accordingly.

(2) In relation to a person shown in a register or electors list as attaining voting age on a specified date the references in sub-paragraph (1) above do not apply except for the purposes of an election at which the day fixed for the poll falls on or after that date.